Oakhurst

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 4,242 acres · State Responsibility Area 20%
  2. High 9,522 acres · State Responsibility Area 44%
  3. Moderate 442 acres · State Responsibility Area 2%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 7,207 acres · Mostly federal land 34%

  21,413 acres of land in all, 14,206 of it in the State Responsibility Area. State zones are the ones the State Fire Marshal designated, in effect since April 1, 2024. Local zones are CAL FIRE's 2025 recommendation, which each city or county adopts by ordinance and can make stricter. How to read fire zones

• Fire history

  The 10 largest of 20 fires that burned here

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  1. 1934 Unnamed fire 8,313 acres in total 8,171 acres here
  2. 1924 Unnamed fire 10,310 acres in total 4,961 acres here
  3. 1926 Unnamed fire 4,394 acres here
  4. 1961 Harlow Fire 43,331 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,012 acres here
  5. 2017 Railroad Fire 12,371 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,350 acres here
  6. 1930 Unnamed fire 697 acres here
  7. 1958 Unnamed fire 836 acres in total 637 acres here
  8. 2014 Junction Fire 612 acres here
  9. 1951 Unnamed fire 634 acres in total 568 acres here
  10. 1957 Bissett Fire 647 acres in total 544 acres here

  And 10 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2017 Railroad Fire, which burned 1,350 acres here. In all, 17,011 acres of Oakhurst have burned. Acres are the land each fire burned here, and fires that crossed less than an acre are not counted. Some older or smaller fires may be missing, and a fire perimeter can include unburned patches. How to read fire history